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Cathy Silva, CPA, is a tax manager in WNDE’s Carlsbad office. In this role, she manages client engagements including all types of tax returns, tax research, tax planning and projections, and tax compliance in addition to compilation, review and audit engagements. Her clients consist of high...

Your Medical Expenses May Save You Money at Tax Time, But a Few Key Rules Apply
Due to the 10% AGI threshold for taxpayers less than 65 years old, explained Krystle Dean, CPA, a senior tax manager for WNDE, clients often are not able to take the available tax deduction for medical...

Welcome to our WNDE 2017 Series on Fraud.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) publishes data on why employees commit fraud. According to the ACFE, employees may commit fraud if three elements are present:
Motive: The employee has an immediate need for money that cannot be...

Mergers and acquisitions are an important part of the strategic long-term management of a company. So just what is a mergers and acquisition strategy? A company merger is defined as the consolidation of companies or assets into one where the acquired company ceases to exist, and a company...

Melissa Hou, CPA, MST, is a tax manager. In this role, she works with clients in a wide variety of industries including distribution, manufacturing, sales, business and professional services, real estate and non-profit organizations. She specializes in rental real estate, real estate...

U.S. businesses and individuals are, for the most part, hopeful of tax reform legislation this year as both the White House and U.S. Congress are focused on improving productivity and growth. With the GOP in control of the White House and both the House and Senate, it appears that comprehensive...

Taxpayers who still file paper returns may find now is the best time to switch to e-file. Last year over 85 percent of taxpayers filed their taxes electronically. There are really no good reasons to paper file, said WNDE Partner Candace Huie, unless a filer is specifically prohibited from...

Fraud Detection and Prevention
Dishonesty and unethical business practices are common in the business environment. For example, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that a typical organization loses about 5% of its revenues each year to occupational fraud. Accordingly, fraud is...

WNDE is pleased to announce the hiring of three new managers: Usman Ilyas, David Moya and Rex Vollmer. Usman is an audit manager, Rex a senior audit manager and David a senior tax manager.
Usman has 12 years of comprehensive experience in providing audit and advisory services to...

“All income is taxable unless there is a specific law that states the particular type of income is not taxable,” said Christina Wenk, a senior tax manager with WNDE. She offered some basic rules you should know to help you file an accurate tax return:
Taxable income. Taxable...